Swamy to file PIL in Chandigarh stalking case

New Delhi/Chandigarh:BJP Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy on Monday said that he is going to file a public interest litigation (PIL) in the case of “attempted abduction of a IAS officer’s daughter by two drunk goons” in Chandigarh.

“Police did a u-turn in the case. They booked the accused under a bailable offence and then let them go,” Swamy told IANS.

“I will file a PIL with my associate lawyer A.P. Jagga in Chandigarh on attempted abduction of the IAS officer’s daughter by two drunk goons. Why I am going to file the PIL is because this is a matter of women’s rights and women’s safety,” he added.

The 29-year-old was driving towards the adjoining Panchkula town when, according to her complaint, the two men followed her in their Tata Safari Storm SUV.

The Chandigarh Police on August 5 arrested Vikas and Ashish from the Housing Board light point and booked them under section 354 D (stalking a woman) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

While the Chandigarh Police on Monday said that there were no CCTV footage of the incident as all the nine CCTV cameras along the route — from Sector 7 to Housing Board traffic light point — were found to be “non-functional”, the Congress accused the Union Home Ministry of trying to protect the son of Haryana BJP President by diluting the charges. (IANS)